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Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico · Brasileirão Serie A

Cruzeiro beat Athletico 3-1 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Cruzeiro fixtures and results · Athletico fixtures and results · Brasileirão Serie A table

Match report

Cruzeiro and Athletico met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte on Sunday, 6 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Cruzeiro: M. Pereira 30'; L. Romero 71'; K. Jorge 82'. Athletico: J. Cruz 45'.

How the match went

Cruzeiro saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Cruzeiro had 19 shots with 6 on target, Athletico 17 with 7 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 7 to Cruzeiro and 2 to Athletico. Cruzeiro conceded 9 fouls, Athletico 14. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Cruzeiro, 2 for Athletico).

Line-ups

Cruzeiro started in a 4-2-3-1: Otávio Costa, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, João Marcelo, Gabriel Rojas, Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique, Keny Arroyo, Matheus Pereira, Gerson, Kaio Jorge.

Athletico started in a 3-4-2-1: Mycael, Dantas, Juan Felipe Aguirre, Arthur Dias, Gilberto, Jádson, Luiz Gustavo, Steven Mendoza, Leozinho, João Cruz, Kevin Viveros.

More from this competition: Brasileirão Serie A fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 30'Goal! Cruzeiro 1-0 Athletico. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro) scores, assisted by Gerson.
  2. 45'VAR check complete: the goal for Cruzeiro stands.
  3. 45+1'Goal! Cruzeiro 1-1 Athletico. J. Cruz (Athletico) scores.
  4. 45+6'VAR: no penalty for Cruzeiro.
  5. 45+8'Penalty missed! M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), saved.
  6. 45'Half-time. Cruzeiro 1-1 Athletico.
  7. 71'Goal! Cruzeiro 2-1 Athletico. L. Romero (Cruzeiro) scores, assisted by M. Pereira.
  8. 82'Goal! Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro) converts the penalty.
  9. 90'Full-time. Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico.
Full commentary (71 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cruzeiro vs Athletico.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. M. Henrique (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. G. Rojas (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.33.
  4. 7'Attempt missed. Gerson (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. Gilberto (Athletico), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.27.
  6. 12'Attempt missed. J. Cruz (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 14'Attempt missed. Leozinho (Athletico), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  8. 15'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  9. 16'Attempt missed. K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  10. 25'Attempt blocked. K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  11. 26'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  12. 27'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  13. 27'Attempt missed. J. Marcelo (Cruzeiro), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  14. 29'Attempt missed. S. Mendoza (Athletico), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  15. 29'Attempt blocked. K. Viveros (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  16. 30'Goal! Cruzeiro 1-0 Athletico. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro) scores, assisted by Gerson.
  17. 32'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  18. 32'Attempt saved. K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 33'Yellow card for G. Rojas (Cruzeiro) for foul.
  20. 36'Offside, Athletico.
  21. 36'Attempt missed. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), header on the counter. xG 0.19.
  22. 39'Attempt missed. L. Romero (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  23. 42'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  24. 43'Attempt blocked. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  25. 44'Offside, Cruzeiro.
  26. 45'VAR check complete: the goal for Cruzeiro stands.
  27. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  28. 45+1'Goal! Cruzeiro 1-1 Athletico. J. Cruz (Athletico) scores.
  29. 45+6'VAR: no penalty for Cruzeiro.
  30. 45+8'Attempt saved. L. Gustavo (Athletico), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  31. 45+8'Penalty missed! M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), saved.
  32. 45+8'Corner, Athletico.
  33. 45+9'Attempt missed. Gilberto (Athletico), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  34. 45'Half-time. Cruzeiro 1-1 Athletico.
  35. 46'The second half is under way.
  36. 46'Substitution, Athletico: J. Portilla comes on for Jádson.
  37. 46'Substitution, Athletico: L. Esquivel comes on for A. Dias.
  38. 46'Substitution, Cruzeiro: L. Villalba comes on for G. Rojas.
  39. 47'Attempt blocked. K. Viveros (Athletico), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  40. 47'Corner, Athletico.
  41. 48'Offside, Athletico.
  42. 52'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  43. 58'Attempt missed. F. Bruno (Cruzeiro), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  44. 60'Attempt missed. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  45. 62'Yellow card for J. F. Aguirre (Athletico) for foul.
  46. 63'Attempt missed. K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  47. 63'Attempt saved. M. Henrique (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  48. 64'Yellow card for F. Bruno (Cruzeiro) for foul.
  49. 65'Substitution, Athletico: Bruno Zapelli comes on for J. Cruz.
  50. 65'Substitution, Athletico: K. C. Vargas comes on for Leozinho.
  51. 67'Attempt saved. K. Viveros (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  52. 69'Corner, Cruzeiro.
  53. 69'Attempt missed. K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  54. 70'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Wesley comes on for K. Arroyo.
  55. 71'Goal! Cruzeiro 2-1 Athletico. L. Romero (Cruzeiro) scores, assisted by M. Pereira.
  56. 75'Attempt saved. K. Viveros (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  57. 76'Attempt missed. J. Portilla (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  58. 79'Yellow card for Mycael (Athletico) for foul.
  59. 81'Substitution, Athletico: R. P. Nepomuceno comes on for K. Viveros.
  60. 82'Goal! Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro) converts the penalty.
  61. 83'Attempt missed. J. Portilla (Athletico), header. xG 0.03.
  62. 87'Substitution, Cruzeiro: J. Costa comes on for Gerson.
  63. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  64. 90+1'Attempt blocked. S. Mendoza (Athletico), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  65. 90+1'Attempt saved. L. Gustavo (Athletico), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  66. 90+2'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Zé Lucas comes on for M. Henrique.
  67. 90+2'Substitution, Cruzeiro: L. Rodríguez comes on for K. Jorge.
  68. 90+4'Attempt blocked. Bruno Zapelli (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  69. 90+6'Attempt saved. R. P. Nepomuceno (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  70. 90+6'Attempt missed. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  71. 90'Full-time. Cruzeiro 3-1 Athletico.
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